Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Indulging in conspiracy theories has been a longtime tradition in American politics. But fortunately, we’ve found that most of these theories, such as the birther theory that has recently been punctured, are nothing more than wishful thinking on the part of overzealous and diehard special interest groups. But there’s been an unfortunate consequence of our repeated tendency to cry wolf. When credible evidence of a legitimate conspiracy comes to the fore, we tend to yawn and ignore it. That’s exactly what’s happening with regard to the GOP conspiracy to enslave America, and our refusal to acknowledge it is a clear and direct threat to American Democracy.
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The concerted effort of Republican governors in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Main, Florida, and other states across this country to undermine workers' rights, along with the attempt by the Republican congress to institute social policies severely detrimental to the poor and middle class under the guise of a “fiscal emergency” is unequivocal evidence that the GOP is engaged in a covert conspiracy against the American people.
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Further evidence of a conspiracy is the fact that the GOP is obviously not working with the American people. They’re working behind our backs. They didn’t mention in any specificity their intent to push through even one of their radical initiatives during their campaigns. The voters were caught by complete surprise after the last election. Thus, all of their campaigns were designed to deceive the American people.
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The GOP has been engaged in a classic example of bait and switch, and the voters know it. That’s why several recall petitions were circulated against Republican legislators in Wisconsin, and two Republicans - Senators Dan Kapanke of La Crosse and Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac - were removed from office before the end of their terms. In addition, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin is virtually certain to be recalled in the very near future.
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And when was the last time you saw a large Tea Party rally? At this point even the Tea Party has seen through their agenda. When the GOP started attacking Social Security and Medicare many Tea party members abandoned ship. Accept for the wealthy, a few slow learners, and a handful of social bigots, the Tea Party has become a myth that its corporate sponsors are trying keep propped up to promote their own malevolent agenda.
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Of course, the GOP will undoubtedly claim that my contention is just another conspiracy theory, but is it just me, or does anyone else find it just the least bit curious that the Republican Party in congress - the very same Republican Party who, literally, held unemployed workers and the American middle class hostage to force the extension of the 3.5 TRILLION DOLLAR Bush tax cut for the top 1% of the population - would vote against extending a modest payroll tax cut for poor and middle class workers? If you did, maybe you’ll find it just a little less curious when you take a closer look at their true agenda.
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But first, in order to see the GOP agenda clearly, we need to observe a little rule of thumb: Whenever you want to know what’s truly going on in the collective GOP mind, it’s important to understand that whatever assault on the American people that they accuse the Democratic opposition of, that’s exactly the assault that they’re either perpetrating, or intend to perpetrate against us.
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For example, the GOP accused the Democrats of planning to tax and spend the American people into a hole. But if you look back at the past thirty-year history of the Republican Party, it becomes clear that beginning with the Reagan Administration, they have been the most prolific tax and spenders in the history of this country. So when they say they’re against tax and spend policies, what they actually mean is they’re against taxing the RICH to pay their fair share, but they have absolutely no objection to taxing the poor and middle-class to subsidize the rich, as was made abundantly clear by their recent vote opposing an extension to the payroll tax cut for poor and middle-class workers.
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The only reason the GOP even agreed to a temporary extension of the payroll tax cut was because they couldn’t justify their gross assault on the American people to their constituents during the holiday break - and even then, they tried to insert a benefit to the oil companies as a quid pro quo. So there’s no longer any reason to debate this issue. The GOP has made its position clear - they’re engaged in an all out war against the American middle class. Isn’t it curious how that’s exactly what they’re accusing the Democrats of , waging a class war?
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The GOP also accused the Democrats of planning a government takeover. But now, Republican governor, Rick Snyder, appointed “emergency managers” to turned the state of Michigan into the closest thing to a dictatorship that we’ve ever seen in the United States. The unelected managers that he appointed have the power to fire duly elected officials, abolish labor agreements, and all without any accountability to the people. So for all intent and purposes, he’s turned the state of Michigan into Michighanistan - and Republican governors are pursuing these very same policies all over the country. It’s almost as though they’re having secret meetings, isn’t it?
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And if that’s not bad enough, GOP governors and legislators are hard at work creating both policies, and an infrastructure, to permanently maintain the reins of power. First, the Republican controlled United States Supreme Court ruled in their “Citizens United” decision that corporations have the same rights as citizens, which means that they can flood our political system with unlimited amounts of campaign funds. And Clarence Thomas refused to recuse himself on the case, in spite of the fact that his wife is making a fortune as a Tea Party activist. And keep in mind, these are the people who accused liberal judges of being too activist, and claim to be “strict constructionist," while what they're actually doing is revising the United States Constitution in their own image.
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Consider the blatant holes in the courts logic. Don't corporations incorporate in the first place, so it's members can avoid personal liability for their actions? So if the members of a corporation can legally avoid personal responsibility for the actions of the corporation, how can the corporation be considered a person? And there's another flaw in the court's logic. Doesn't each member of a corporation already have the right of free speech? Thus, the court has not just given corporations EQUAL rights to American citizens, it's given them superior rights.
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And while the Supreme Court is enhancing the rights of corporations, Republican legislators and governors are passing voter suppression laws all across the country, designed to prevent the young, the old, students and minorities from voting, thus, taking away the rights of citizens. At last count this activity was going on in over 40 locations.
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But the desire to disenfranchise the poor and middle class is nothing new for many conservatives. Remember, Alexander Hamilton, one of their founding fathers, believed that only those who owned property should even be allowed the right to vote. He said:
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“All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and wellborn, the other the mass of the people.... The people are turbulant and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct, permanent share in government. They will check the unsteadiness of the second, and as they cannot receive any advantage by a change, they therefore will ever maintain good government.”Debates of the Federalist Convention (May 14-September 17, 1787)..

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Eric L. Wattree is a writer, poet, and musician, born in Los Angeles. He’s been a columnist for The Los Angeles Sentinel, Black Star News, The Atlanta Post, and is a member of the Sigma Delta Chi Society of Professional Journalists (http://www.spj.org/). He’s also the author of "A Message From the Hood."Some of the greatest minds I’ve ever known held court while sitting on empty milk crates in the parking lots of ghetto liquor stores, while some of the weakest minds I’ve ever known roamed the halls of academia in pursuit of credentials over knowledge.Eric L. Wattreehttp://www.whohub.com/wattree

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